Hammer not opening fully

[reef4life!!!]

Hi, so I have this hammer for over 3 months. Last month 1 head started to retract and not open fully. I had a nitrate spike from 5-10ppm to 25ppm when I noticed that the head is retracting. Nothing else changed in the tank, parameters pretty stable.

Parameters :
Nitrate 25
Salinity 1.024-25
Phosphate 0.25
Alk 7.8
Calcium 450


Now:

before:

 

[HollyFish]

Biggest things that effect them I’ve found is swinging parameters (Alk/PH/salinity mainly) Do you feed anything?

 

[reef4life!!!]

Biggest things that effect them I’ve found is swinging parameters (Alk/PH/salinity mainly) Do you feed anything?

Alk and Salinity was pretty stable,i don't know about PH. No I don't feed them anything

 

[zukihara]

Moving them usually helps for me

 

[reef4life!!!]

Moving them usually helps for me

ok,i will try move it after dipping it first. Thanks

 

[HollyFish]

Alk and Salinity was pretty stable,i don't know about PH. No I don't feed them anything

I would suggest RedSea AB+ for amino acids, carbs, lipids, etc. and I feed coral feast once a week. Was using reef roids but the phosphates are high and would make them bump up too much

 

[reef4life!!!]

I would suggest RedSea AB+ for amino acids, carbs, lipids, etc. and I feed coral feast once a week. Was using reef roids but the phosphates are high and would make them bump up too much

this red sea AB+ increase nitrates and phosphates? if yes then i won't be able to get it because i already struggle a little bit with no3 and po4

 

[HollyFish]

this red sea AB+ increase nitrates and phosphates? if yes then i won't be able to get it because i already struggle a little bit with no3 and po4

No it generally does not increase those parameters but if you have an algae issue and then dose AB+ it’s like your feeding them the carbs, lipids, amino acids, etc and they can grow quickly so I wouldn’t if you are in the ugly stages still

 

[reef4life!!!]

No it generally does not increase those parameters but if you have an algae issue and then dose AB+ it’s like your feeding them the carbs, lipids, amino acids, etc and they can grow quickly so I wouldn’t if you are in the ugly stages still

oh no i don't have any algae issues so i might use it...thanks